I was supposed to be showing you this month my preparation of our French SFV 204. The idea was to take a trip across the channel to an event in Belgium where every five years the SFV brand of tractors are the theme.
In fact, the show is probably the largest collection of these tractors outside of France, many come across the border from France for the event. However, nature has a habit of scuppering the best-made plans!
One feature of these hot bulb tractors is the large exhaust pipe, on the 204 model and the previous 201 and 202 models, the exhaust is approximately 4in across. I suppose with the tractor being continental, I should say 100mm.
For a long time, the exhaust stack featured a polystyrene cup which fitted nicely inside, but with the high winds we have had over the winter, the
